'You've just been chopped', teen attacker told schoolboy after stabbing him in the back

The boy cannot be named for legal reasonsRachel Smith and Olivia Bridge Reporter in Live News Network10:56, 03 Sep 2026A high school 'star pupil' has been sentenced to youth detention after stabbing a pupil in the back, a court heard.The 15 year old, who cannot be named, knifed his teen victim in an apparent revenge attack after believing he had been speaking badly about him.He is said to have lurked near the shops in Brookfield, Preston, in waiting for his victim and was seen circling the area on his bike.When he saw the other boy approaching with a friend, he ran up behind them and lunged at his victim with a knife before telling him: "You've just been chopped", Lancs Live reports.Prosecutor Francis McEntee said the attack, which happened at 7:21pm on March 17, 2026, was premeditated and